Charged Particles from the 14-Mev Neutron Interaction with Zirconium

This experiment was performed in order to investigate the mechanism of the zirconium ($n, p$) and ($n, \mathrm{np}$) reaction at 14 Mev. The energy distribution of particles interpreted as protons is found to peak at about 2 Mev. The cross section for charged particle emission was found to be 87±22 mb. The angular distribution below 8 Mev is consistent with the compound nucleus model, but above 8 Mev a forward peak is observed.